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Title: | The Stranger: On Xenophobia |
Authors: | Sibley, Claire Tristan |
Advisor: | Enns, Diane Sassen, Brigitte Johnstone, Mark |
Department: | Philosophy |
Keywords: | Xenophobia;Continental Philosophy;Political Philosophy;Prejudice;Otherness;Difference;Continental Philosophy;Continental Philosophy |
Publication Date: | Oct-2013 |
Abstract: | <p>For many of us, the events of 9/11 served as a violent birth into a new era. In subsequent years, we have witnessed a mechanical vacillation between reaction and revenge in the domain of politics, at a time where terrorism and counter-terrorism are virtually indistinct. September 11<sup>th</sup> was by no means the genesis of xenophobia, but it has been complicit in the production of a global climate where an understanding of xenophobic logic is increasingly relevant.</p> <p>In this thesis, I begin with an analysis of the conceptual anatomy of xenophobia and its relation to ideas of sameness and difference, identity, selfhood, “Otherness” and community. In the second chapter, I provide a taxonomy of xenophobia, differentiating this “exclusive” mode of prejudice from “inclusive” modes. I analyze contemporary manifestations of xenophobia under this framework. In the final chapter, I conclude with an exploration of the manner in which communities may be re-envisioned, in order to avoid identity-essentialism and encourage freedom of action in the political domain.</p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13550 |
Identifier: | opendissertations/8386 9410 4624193 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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